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N-scale Varnish Passenger Car User's Guide
DELAWARE LACKAWANNA AND WESTERN - ERIE - ERIE LACKAWANNA
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The following are cars that can be accurately modeled currently in N-scale using available car sides, kits and R-T-R models.  The list below are recommendations only, based on the best information that I have on-hand.  If you know of additions or corrections that need to be made, or know of suitable decals for lettering these cars, please email me by Clicking Here.

Below is a list of links for the manufacturers featured on this page:

American Limited Models	Lazer Horizons	M&R Models
Brass Car Sides		Union Station Products*

SERIES	CAR TYPE	Maker - ITEM #	NOTES
DL&W Named-series 1	ACF 10 Rmt - 6 DBR	LH DL&W9008
DL&W 301 - 315	ACF 62-seat coach	LH N-DL&W301
DL&W 316 - 325	PS 62-seat coach	LH N-DL&W301	STAND-IN
Erie Named-series 1	P.S. 10 Rmt - 6 DBR	LH N-ER-4129A
Erie American-series 1	P.S. 6 Sec - 6 Rmt - 4 DBR	BCS 173-509   LH N-ER4099   M&R 60-25   USP 4099*
Erie Pride of Youngstown   Erie Spirit of Youngstown	P.S. 10 Rmt - 5 DBR	LH N-ER4186
Erie 5, 6 2	P.S. 6 Sec - 6 Rmt - 4 DBR	BCS 173-509   LH N-ER4099   M&R 60-25   USP 4099*	Company use only
Erie 622 - 629 3	ACF baggage - mail	LH N-ER627
Erie 622 - 626 3	ACF mail - dorm	LH N-ER622
EL Named-series 1	ACF 10 Rmt - 6 DBR	LW DL&W9008	ex-DL&W
EL Named-series 1	P.S. 10 Rmt - 6 DBR	N-ER4129A	ex-Erie
EL American-series 1	P.S. 6 Sec - 6 Rmt - 4 DBR	BCS 173-509   LH N-ER4099   M&R 60-25   USP 4099*	ex-Erie
EL Youngstown-series	P.S. 10 Rmt - 5 DBR	LH N-ER4186	ex-Erie
EL 5, 6 2	P.S. 6 Sec - 6 Rmt - 4 DBR	BCS 173-509   LH N-ER4099   M&R 60-25   USP 4099*	Company use only   ex-Erie
EL R29, R30 3	ACF rider coach (ex-mail dorm)	LH N-ER622
EL 1301 - 1315	ACF 62-seat coach	LH N-DL&W301	ex-DL&W 301-series
EL 1316 - 1325	PS 62-seat coach	LH N-DL&W301	ex-DL&W 315-series   STAND-IN

Abbreviations:

	A.C.F. - American Car and Foundry	DBR - double bedroom	obs. - observation
	BE - blunt end	DR - drawing room	P.S. - Pullman - Standard
	Comp - compartment	Dup - duplex	Sect - section
	Dorm - dormitory	HW - heavyweight	SR - single room

* - It should be noted that the Union Station Products are Craftsman-level kits.  Some clean-up of parts and assembly is required, and care must be exercised when assembling these sides because of the delicate parts.

Note 1:  Lackawanna and Erie lightweight cars were named, and (aside from two Erie s reassigned to company service) these names were retained when repainted to Erie Lackawanna.  The following are the car names for the above mentioned series:

  DL&W's ACF 10 - 6 s carried the following names:

Chenago	Kittatinny	Pequest	Tioughnioga	Tunkhannock
Cohocton	Lackawanna	Pocono	Tobyhanna

  Erie's PS 10 - 6 s carried the following names:

Benjamin Loder	Daniel Braig McCallum	Jame Gore King	William Reynolds
Charles Minot	Eleazor Lord	Marvin Kent

  Erie's American-series cars carried the following names:

American Liberty (to #5)	American Life (to #6)	American Unity	American Way

Note 2:  Erie s American Liberty and American Life were reassigned to company service cars, and given numbered 5 and 6, without their names.  They retained these numbers once Erie Lackawanna was created.

Note 3:  Erie 622 - 626 were rebuilt from baggage - mail to mail dorm cars.  While there is no E.L. series mentioned for these cars, two cars were reassigned as "Rider Coaches" under E.L. and renumbered R29 and R30.

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